The deaths received widespread attention, but they are only part of the story. Since the 2011 revolution, psychiatrists in Egypt report seeing increased instances of trauma, depression, anxiety and PTSD. “We are starting to see problems that before we only saw in refugees fleeing war,” says Farah Shash, a psychologist at the el-Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence. These issues are particularly prevalent in those who have been on the frontline of the country’s turmoil over the past four years — activists and protesters.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 07:01:10 +0000
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